Hosea 12:6
What does Hosea 12:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Hosea 12:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep kindness and justice, and wait for thy God continually.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949So then, come back to your God; keep mercy and right, and be waiting at all times on your God.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And thou, through thy God, dost turn, Kindness and judgment keep thou, And wait on thy God continually.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and hope in thy God always.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And thou, return unto thyGod: keep loving-kindness and judgment, and wait on thyGod continually.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 1:23
Turn you at my reproof: Behold, I will pour out my spirit upon you; I will make known my words unto you.
- Lamentations 3:39
Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins?
- Joel 2:13
and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
- Jeremiah 3:14
Return, O backsliding children, saith Jehovah; for I am a husband unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
- Isaiah 1:16
Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
- Hosea 6:1
Come, and let us return unto Jehovah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
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